San Jose police try to calm naked man with sword

San Jose police officers this morning are trying to calm a naked
man who allegedly had an assault rifle, then brandished a Samurai-type sword
and told officers “You’re going to have to kill me” several times in west San
Jose, according to the San Jose Police Department.

Police responded at 8:05 a.m. to a report of a man armed with an
assault weapon in front of a residence near Ezie Street and Cas Drive in east
San Jose.

Officers later found the suspect’s vehicle several miles to the
west in the area of Southwest Expressway and Bascom Avenue in San Jose just
west of Campbell.

The department’s Crisis Intervention Team is on scene attempting
to convince the man to drop the sword and surrender, police said.
Currently police are in a standoff as the suspect poses a danger
to the public and continues to refuse to drop the sword, police said.

The assault rifle and the suspect’s vehicle have been safely
secured, police said.